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The prince's army was about to go out, but Zhang Chao was sick and couldn't get out of bed at this time. The prince sent a doctor from the Donggong Pharmacy Bureau to treat him, and after diagnosis, it was confirmed that it was vomiting and diarrhea caused by eating unclean food.

"Tomorrow, can Zhang Wenyuan go out with the army?" The prince asked the physician who had come back to report it.

"Back to His Royal Highness, Zhang Xima's condition is a little serious, although he has already taken medicine, but now his body is injured, and he still needs to recuperate and recuperate, and it is really not suitable to travel thousands of miles to follow the army." The doctor is an old man with a goatee, and his medical skills are excellent, and in the past, when the prince was unwell, he was always let him see it.

Li Jiancheng still believed his words.

He frowned, he didn't expect Zhang Chao to have such an accident at this time. He also thought that Zhang Chao was by his side and could give him advice.

"That's it." Li Jiancheng sighed.

Wu Benfang, University Scholar.

Zhang Chao was lying on the bed and weak, in order to be able not to go to Hebei, he could be regarded as having made a bloody investment. I vomited up and down, and almost died of dehydration.

If you don't prepare in advance, taking medicine early is really very dangerous.

No more stupid tricks in the future.

Wei Zheng looked at Zhang Chao's appearance and comforted him.

"Your Highness said, you can rest assured at home, and when your body is really well, you will go to Hebei then."

Zhang Chao was speechless, it's all like this, Li Jiancheng won't let him go, and he will go when it's ready. Hey, it's really life-threatening, and you have to think of a foolproof solution.

Li Jiancheng went on the expedition, but Zhang Chao was lying on the bed and did not see him off.

But when Li Jiancheng sent out his troops, he brought all the generals of the original Qin Wangfu, Qin Qiongwei, Chi Gongcheng, Jinda Shan Xiongxin, Li Junxian, Wu Heimin, Yin Kaishan, etc. With the addition of Wei Ting, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, Feng Li, Wang Junkuo and other generals of the East Palace, as well as Chai Shao, Duan Lun, and Dou Dan, Li Jiancheng is really strong and strong.

Li Jiancheng brought three corps of 60,000 horses to relieve the siege of Youzhou, and Li Yuanji also brought two corps of 40,000 horses to reinforce Taiyuan and relieve the siege of Yanmen Pass.

Luo Yi commanded 20,000 troops to reinforce Xiaoguan.

The soldiers of the Guanzhong government are basically empty.

Even Chang'an City was only guarded by 20,000 forbidden troops.

Daddy, as a personal guard of the East Palace, also went out with the army again, Cui Yan, Ke Shan, Ke Wu and others all went to the battle.

Even Cheng Chumo, Wei Chi Baolin, Li Gan, and Niu Jianhu, who had been fooling around since the last dismissal, also went out with the army again this time, and they joined the Tang Army's recruitment in the form of volunteers.

A large number of non-government soldiers in Guanzhong young and strong, are all in Chang'an around the recruitment office to sign up, they signed up to participate in the war, but not government soldiers, after the battle back is still the original identity, but after the meritorious service will also be rewarded, if there is a great merit, there is also a chance to confer military positions.

In particular, the imperial court relaxed many recruitment restrictions, and the sons of craftsmen and merchants could also sign up for the army, and many of the troops could also join the army. The imperial court issued weapons and equipment, and formed a reserve army of these recruited volunteers, which were sent to several battlefields.

Even the bolts and pillars want to go.

Zhang Chao lay on the bed, drinking salt water, listening to the expectant request of the two young people, and shook his head with a wry smile. This is not to say that the two are patriotic, but this opportunity to participate in the war is a rare opportunity for them to change their fate.

Both of them are subordinates of the Zhang family, and they are not good people, under normal circumstances, they are not qualified at all if they are selected every three years.

The age of studying is also late, and they can't afford to read, and even if they do, they can't take the imperial examination with their status.

In the first imperial examination held by the imperial court before, Zhang Chao was the chief examiner, and a total of about 300 people were admitted.

It sounds like a lot, but in fact, these more than 300 people are the total number of admissions in more than 50 subjects, such as the children's examination, the Taoist examination, the medical examination, the clear words and calculations, and so on.

The real formal subjects, Xiucai, Mingjing, and Jinshi three subjects, Xiucai only recorded one person, Mingjing recorded ten, and Jinshi recorded four.

That talent is Sun Fujia.

Of the remaining ten Ming Sutras, nine are from the major famous families of the Tang Dynasty, and the four Jinshi are all five surnames. The only one who is not a famous family is still an old man in his sixties.

Sun Fujia, a talent, and more than a dozen other people participated in the subsequent official examination, and four did not get the award, because of age, appearance, origin and other issues were brushed down, eleven were awarded the official, Sun Fujia awarded a positive eight, four Jinshi awarded from eight, and the six Ming Jing were only awarded the nine products.

As for the other hundreds, they are not official officials, but they are only added to the ministries and other ministries to become officials.

And this time in the imperial examination, Zhang Chao seems to be completely messed up.

Half of them are not admitted based on grades, but on reputation and background.

In such a imperial examination, they will never have a chance in their lifetime. Even those civilian students of Bailu Academy, if they study well in the future, they will be recommended to participate in the imperial examination, and they can be recommended to participate in the imperial examination system, and it will be great if one of them can pass the examination.

If you don't talk about grades and fair imperial examinations, there are too few opportunities for children from poor families, except that this system can change.

The bolts and pillars are all young people, and young people in their teens follow Zhang Chao's side, which can be regarded as opening their eyes and seeing many of the world. They are not willing to be long-term followers for a lifetime, and they also hope that one day they can become good citizens and even earn a background. There is a house and a field, and there is even a meritorious position.

The only way out for them to achieve this goal is to fight as soldiers.

Usually they don't have this opportunity, but this recruitment of volunteers is a rare opportunity for them.

"Bolts, pillars, you want to be a soldier and fight to earn fame, this is a good thing, it shows that you have pursuits and dreams. If people don't have pursuits and dreams, they are no different from a salted fish. However, once you succeed, your bones are dry, there are no eyes on the battlefield, it is difficult to survive, and it is even more difficult to earn fame. Especially this time, it was a war with the Turks, not against the rebels. The Turks are very strong in terms of equipment and physique! ”

The two teenagers stood in front of Zhang Chao's bed, their heads bowed, but their expressions were very resolute.

"If you want to go, I won't stop you. But you have to get your father's consent! ”

Zhang Chao asked people to call Butler Zhang and Zhang Zhou's parents, and asked people to call Zhuzi's father, Father Zheng and Zheng Cui, as well as his sister Hongxian.

"Are you willing to let them go into the army?"

Lao Zhang and Lao Zheng are reluctant for their sons to become soldiers, they are over half a hundred years old, they have lived for most of their lives, and they don't expect to be rich and rich, they just hope to be safe and sound.

The son follows San Lang to do a long follow, it is very easy, the treatment is good, and if he does it for a few more years, he will be blessed by San Lang, and he will be able to be exempted from it, and then he will marry a good girl as a wife, have children, and have a little savings, it will be very good.

But the son insisted on going, and they couldn't stop him.

"Pillar, how can being a soldier be as good as you think, it's too dangerous, isn't it good for you to stay at home?" Red Line took her brother's hand and persuaded her.

"Forget the red line, everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced. Since the bolt and the pillar are so ambitious, let them break through, otherwise they will regret it for the rest of their lives. ”

"Let the government buy them some packing and prepare dry food." Zhang Chao said to the two teenagers, "Since you chose to go, don't regret it, let alone be a deserter on the battlefield." Work hard, work hard, and maybe earn a name for yourself. ”

"Thank you San Lang for your kindness, we will definitely not lose the face of the Zhang family."

"Don't say that, when you go to the battlefield, you are responsible for yourself."

For the other servants in the Zhang family's mansion, Zhang Chao also has this attitude, if they are willing to go, and the court accepts them, then they are up to them. When they went to report their names, the Zhang family also bought them bags, clothes and blankets for them, prepared dry food, and even prepared some medicines for each person.

A rare opportunity, there are really many people in the Zhang family who signed up to go.

In the end, eight people passed the recruitment, and the two teenagers, Bolt and Pillar, were also hired. Zhang Chao found a few Niu Jianhu to come over, although these goods are also volunteers, but they are the sons of the country, and they have all been six-rank officials before. Therefore, although they joined the recruitment army this time, they all went directly to become captains.

Zhang Chao handed over the eight members of the Zhang family to them, which was regarded as a back door, and made them their own soldiers.

"Help me take care of the points, they are all novices, and they have never held a knife or gun before."

Niu Jianhu was very arrogant, "Don't worry, it's a pity that San Lang is sick at this time, otherwise you would have gone to Hebei with us." ”

"If San Lang hadn't been sick, everyone would have stayed by the prince's side and sat in the account of the commander of the Chinese army, how could they stay with us recruiting troops." Li Gan said with a smile.

"You guys should pay more attention to yourselves, too."

Zhang Chao instructed a few, although they were recruits, they were considered reserves. But the situation on the battlefield is complicated, and who knows when the reserves will be pushed up.

He knew that these noble sons always had the idea of following their father and brother and making contributions on the battlefield, but Zhang Chao didn't want to go to the battlefield, which can't say who is right and who is wrong, it's just that everyone's outlook on life and values are different.

Last time he went to the battlefield in Hebei and almost died in the city of Zhaozhou, Zhang Chao felt that Li Shimin was pitting himself, but in the eyes of Qin Qiongcheng biting gold and even seeing the tiger and Li Gan, this was normal. On the battlefield, who will pay so much attention to you.

Not to mention that there is danger in entering the city to surrender, there is no danger on the battlefield. Sending generals to charge into battle, or even to make bait, is a very common thing, if you are afraid of the enemy and death, then don't come to the battlefield. Even if he is a civilian or even a civilian man, when it is critical, he has to carry a knife into battle.

But Zhang Chao didn't want to come again.

The heart can't stand this stimulation, he is still so young, he is already a wealthy family, a beautiful wife and a beautiful concubine, and his life is so good, why do he want to go to war?

Besides, he wasn't a government soldier in the first place, and that wasn't his battlefield.

After they left, the entire Chang'an City seemed to be much deserted.

"Yingying, let people buy food immediately, how much can be bought, even if the price rises, buy it!" The price of food in Chang'an City has not risen yet, but Zhang Chao knows that it is about to rise.

The Turks marched southward, while the southeastern Jianghuai rebelled on a large scale, and the north and south used troops at the same time, and it was also at this time when the green and yellow were not connected. A large number of young and strong people went out to fight, which will inevitably affect this year's summer grain.

It's the best idea to buy some food at this time.

"Are food prices really going up?"

Zhang Chao nodded, disasters and wars will inevitably lead to rising food prices. Jianghuai is still an important grain-producing area, and the rebellion there will definitely affect this year's summer grain. Coupled with the fact that the northern Turks were moving south and attacking from multiple fronts, it was difficult to predict how long the Civil War would last and what scale it would take.

But in this extremely bad situation, the people will definitely panic, and the grain merchants will also take the opportunity to stock up on grain, and the price of grain will definitely rise rapidly in the short term, unless the imperial court can quell the war in Jianghuai and the north before the summer harvest.

Otherwise, the price of this grain will rise.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away, San Lang, you have a good rest." (To be continued.) )